Janet Stilson - Novelist, Screenwriter, Journalist
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Janet Stilson - Novelist, Screenwriter, Journalist
@janetstilson.bsky.social
#Author - Winner of an IPPY, NYC Big Book Book Award, The Writers Lab, funded by MerylStreep. #SciFi novels - THE JUICE and UNIVERSE OF LOST MESSAGES Available at: https://geni.us/1ryRA Check out Janet's newsletter: https://janetstilson.com/newsletters/
Have you watched del Torro's "Frankenstein" on Netflix? I get into some thoughts on that, along with Vince Gilligan's new sci-fi series, within my latest newsletter. Check it out here: mailchi.mp/ad67d0a52ef5...
(Photo Credit: Ken Woroner/Netflix © 2025)
November 16, 2025 at 9:03 PM
"The Long Walk" has so-so box office, but great Rotten Tomatoes scores, and I'm among its fans. Why might you be too? Find out in my latest newsletter: https://f.mtr.cool/onkwwwoqot  Photo: Murray Close for Lionsgate #film #horror
September 23, 2025 at 1:10 AM
As it turns out, the book I recommended in this story won a Hugo award, which is about as good as it gets for #fantasy and #scifi writers. If you love #mystery laced with fantasy, check out my thoughts on "The Tainted Cup." @MondayBlogs #reading #books medium.com/counterarts/...
September 8, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Yes, I'm making it impossible for you to write your novel. But there is a much more important thing for you to do. #cats #writing #books
August 20, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Imagine a person with so much charisma, they can make anyone do just about ANYTHING. In this excerpt, the gifted Ron Butler portrays a guy who's watching two "Charismites," as they're called. Find the full audiobook here: geni.us/CMl7E #scifi #audiobooks #audible @ronniebutlerjr.bsky.social
June 29, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Here's a tiny excerpt from my sci-fi book on government-controlled media. In it, award-winning actor Emily Woo Zeller portrays a 15-year-old girl with lots of moxie in a life-altering moment. Check out the full recording here: geni.us/CMl7E #audiobooks #audible
June 20, 2025 at 2:19 PM
In this little excerpt from "The Juice," the talented Ron Butler performs as a guy named Jarat, who's walking into danger on the tough streets of Dorchester, MA a few decades from today. Check out the full recording here: geni.us/CMl7E #audible #audiobooklover #scifi @ronniebutlerjr.bsky.social
June 16, 2025 at 2:03 PM
June 13, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Lot going on in the world. As an escape hatch, I've been diving into "Murderbot" on Apple TV+. It stars Alexander Skarsgård. Have you watched it? I have some thoughts about the show, which I share in my latest newsletter: mailchi.mp/78809f52875f...
June 10, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Take a listen to the talented Emily Woo Zeller narrating a little section of my novel. You may recognize her voice from games like Cyberpunk 2077 and The Last of Us Part 2. Buy or rent the #scifi audiobook here: geni.us/CMl7E #audiobooks #audiobookaddict #audiobooklover
June 9, 2025 at 10:24 PM
What if you have a genius friend who says he has the flu, but it turns out something very weird is going on? That's what's happening in this sample of my #sci-fi audiobook. Features the brilliant @ronniebutlerjr.bsky.social ! Buy/Rent the #audiobook here: geni.us/CMl7E #scifi #books #audiobooks
June 6, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Check out this short excerpt from my novel, "The Juice." Two brainiacs meet for the first time after pulling an all-nighter working on experiments at MIT. Actor Ron Butler is SPOT ON in portraying them. @ronniebutlerjr.bsky.social #audiobooks #scifi #novels Buy/rent the audiobook here: geni.us/CMl7E
June 3, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Wanted to give you a heads up about what I'll be posting over the next month. June is Audiobook Month. So I'm going to post short excerpts from the audiobook version of my #scifi #novel "The Juice." It features two award-winning performers, Emily Woo Zeller and @ronniebutlerjr.bsky.social
June 1, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Picked up an NYC Big Book Award in the Sci-Fi category for "Universe of Lost Messages" last weekend. Here's a little bit about the book: https://f.mtr.cool/vddmcioknu  #scifi #books
May 14, 2025 at 2:00 AM
I'm in the middle of watching Robert DeNiro's thriller "Zero Day" on Netflix. Along the same lines, but so much better, IMHO, is Michael Keaton's "Knox Goes Away." I wrote about it some time ago, within this story: https://f.mtr.cool/qwsbfageqy 
@MondayBlogs #streaming #thriller
March 24, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Super Cool Deal: To celebrate the launch of my sci-fi cyberpunk novel "The Juice" as an audiobook, I'm giving away five recordings to the first people who DM me. Trying to build up audiobook reviews.  Learn more here: https://f.mtr.cool/ucyakshziy
March 21, 2025 at 1:30 AM
An audiobook version of my sci-fi cyberpunk novel "The Juice" is now live on five different stores, starring @ronniebutlerjr.bsky.social  and Emily Woo Zeller. Buy it here https://geni.us/CMl7E Audio sample available on those store pages. 
(Confetti photo by Thor Alvis on Unsplash)
#audiobook #scifi
February 26, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Trump's massive chaos is leading us into a new world order that's a little surreal for me. It is starting to resemble the media and political landscapes in my sci-fi books. I write about it in this newsletter. mailchi.mp/467bbffc15b8...

#scifi #media #politics
February 10, 2025 at 2:41 PM
I was knocked into a state of wonder recently, and it made all the difference. I write about it in my latest newsletter ... along with thoughts on "Wicked," "The Holdout," and the latest incarnation of "Like Water for Chocolate." Here's the link:
mailchi.mp/7a0b2d2ebb11...
#scifi #fantasy #books #TV
December 10, 2024 at 2:19 PM
Things are looking up. Janet just finished her six outline draft for the new sci-fi novel. (Or it might be seven. She lost track.) And (burying the lede here) she bought me a new toy too! Helping us all get through this COVID attack.
#scifi #books
December 4, 2024 at 10:15 PM